This publication is the official exhibition catalogue focusing on the work of Joan Miró (1893-1983) from his early years to the postwar period. It traces Miró's artistic development and introduces his creative origins and innovations.
The exhibition was held in 2002 at the Setagaya Art Museum and the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, focusing on the first half of Miró's life, from his first solo exhibition in Barcelona (1918) to the mid-1940s. The approximately 80 works on display included oil paintings, pastels, drawings, collages, and prints from museums and private collections around the world. The exhibition reveals the diversity of aspects of Miró's art.
